Aaron Boone ‘heartbroken’ over death of Omar Minaya’s wife Rachel

The Yankees were playing with a heavy heart on Monday after Rachel Minaya, the wife of team executive Omar Minaya, died on Saturday at the age of 55.

Before a 9-1 win over the Rays at Yankee Stadium, the team held a moment of silence for Rachel, who was found dead at the family’s home in Harrington Park, N.J.

“I think we’re all heartbroken,” manager Aaron Boone said after the game while getting choked up.

Boone said he had not yet been able to speak with Omar, the former Mets GM who joined the organization before the 2023 season as a special adviser to GM Brian Cashman.

“It’s very hard,” Boone said. “My heart goes out to O and his family and the situation. I don’t want to get too far into it, just because I haven’t even talked to O about it yet.”

Before the national anthem in The Bronx on Monday, public address announcer Paul Olden asked for a moment of silence while Rachel’s picture was shown on the scoreboard.

“The Yankees are devastated to learn of the passing of Rachel Minaya, the wife of Yankees Baseball Operations Senior Advisor Omar Minaya. To those closest to her, she was a loving and compassionate mother and wife, and a huge supporter of her family and loved ones,” the Yankees said in a statement.

“In a very short time, Omar has become a beloved member of the Yankees organization, where he regularly displays his unique ability to connect with people of diverse backgrounds. Over the course of his distinguished career in the game, he has freely given to others with kindness and friendship, and in this unthinkable time, we offer Omar, his sons Justin and Teddy, and their family and friends our profound condolences. His family is an extension of the baseball family, and this is a loss that is deeply felt among all of us.”

The Minayas have two adult sons, Justin, a forward for the Trail Blazers who has been playing in the Vegas summer league, and Teddy, who told the Daily Mail there’s a “void” after his mom’s passing.

“That’s the only way to describe it,’ Teddy said. ‘We love her, and we miss her — there will be a void… she’ll be here with us in spirit.”

Teddy told the outlet the family hopes to soon issue a statement but in the short-term wants people to “respect our privacy.”

Omar was not home at the time of his wife’s death.

Officers from the Harrington Park Police Department went to the Minaya home on Saturday afternoon following a request for a welfare check from a neighbor/family friend, according to police chief Robert Murphy.

Cops found Rachel unconscious when they arrived and attempted to resuscitate her before transporting her via ambulance to Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, where she was pronounced dead.

Bergen County prosecutor Mark Musella on Monday announced that his office had opened an investigation into Rachel’s death.

“The circumstances involved do not appear suspicious, however a ruling on the cause and manner of death is pending,” Musella’s office said in a press release. “Additional details are not available for release while this investigation continues.”

When he was asked about suicide being ruled out, Murphy said: “Nothing has been ruled out yet. That’s where we’re at. It’s up in the air.”